Short-term rentals in Dumfries
Dumfries is the 226th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 658 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (103 listings).
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 658
- Market rank
- #226 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dumfries
In Dumfries, Airbnb leads with 391 listings (59%), versus 267 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Dumfries
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Dumfries
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 237 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 18 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 39%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 66% of Dumfries' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (12%).
Largest operators in Dumfries
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 103 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 63 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 38 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 11 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 5 | Hoseasons | 9 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 8 | Dayne | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 1,190 |
| 9 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 10 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 1 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Dumfries among their markets. See the full interactive Dumfries market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dumfries compares
Dumfries ranks 226th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Cleethorpes 659 listings
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Frome 659 listings
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Mevagissey 659 listings
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Great Malvern 658 listings
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High Wycombe 657 listings
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Sheringham 656 listings
Photo credits
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- Mevagissey: Photo: Mevagissey by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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- High Wycombe: Photo: High Wycombe Guildhall 2 by Sealman at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sheringham: Photo: Sheringham 24th Jan 2008 (1) by Stavros1 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dumfries market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dumfries?
Dumfries has 658 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 391 on Airbnb and 267 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dumfries?
The largest professional operator in Dumfries is Cottages.com, with 103 local listings.
How professionalised is the Dumfries short-term rental market?
39% of Dumfries' listings (255 of 658) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 237 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 18 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dumfries?
In Dumfries, Airbnb leads with 391 listings (59%), versus 267 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Dumfries?
11 named professional operators run listings in Dumfries. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 658 public short-term rental listings in Dumfries, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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